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Tags : social disadvantage
Access to third-level education
13 Jan, 2021
steve
equality
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social disadvantage
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undergraduate admissions
Fees, access and admissions
Left-wing parties could sink €100m State subsidy for fee-paying schools
08 Jan, 2021
steve
CAO
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coronavirus
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inequality
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leaving cert
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social disadvantage
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undergraduate admissions
Fees, access and admissions
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Teaching
Leaving Cert calculated grades system may need more homework, college tables show
08 Jan, 2021
steve
CAO
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inequality
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leaving cert
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social disadvantage
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undergraduate admissions
Fees, access and admissions
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Teaching
More students from Deis schools progressed to third level in 2020
08 Jan, 2021
steve
inequality
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social disadvantage
Fees, access and admissions
There is a better way to ensure all students have a fair shot at third level
23 Jun, 2020
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HEA
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leaving cert
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Malcolm Byrne
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social disadvantage
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undergraduate admissions
Fees, access and admissions
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Teaching
Wealthy students and high-points courses
24 Oct, 2019
steve
OECD
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points
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Seamus Lahart
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social class
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social disadvantage
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student finances
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TUI
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undergraduate admissions
Fees, access and admissions
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Governance and administration
New Report to Highlight Dramatic Inequalities in Higher Education
10 Sep, 2019
steve
CAO
,
social disadvantage
,
undergraduate admissions
Fees, access and admissions
67% of DEIS students want to go to college but lack confidence in ability to do so
19 Aug, 2019
steve
DEIS schools
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social disadvantage
,
undergraduate admissions
Fees, access and admissions
Call for students in disadvantaged schools to get extra CAO points
29 Mar, 2019
steve
CAO
,
social disadvantage
,
undergraduate admissions
Fees, access and admissions
We must invest in education with a focus on equity of outcome
22 Feb, 2019
steve
equality
,
social disadvantage
Fees, access and admissions
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Governance and administration
Disadvantaged students need much better access to third level
14 Feb, 2019
steve
constitutional rights
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High Court
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Joe McHugh
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social disadvantage
Fees, access and admissions
Class and education in Ireland: ‘Disadvantaged students cannot thrive’
09 Feb, 2019
steve
social class
,
social disadvantage
Fees, access and admissions
Gaps remain in educational outcomes of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, study finds
07 Jan, 2019
steve
DEIS
,
DES
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social disadvantage
Fees, access and admissions
Poorer students can outperform others through college foundation courses
06 Dec, 2018
steve
foundation courses
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MU
,
social disadvantage
Teaching
Disadvantaged students twice as likely to drop out after first year of college
18 May, 2018
steve
HEA
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retention
,
social disadvantage
Fees, access and admissions
HEA Chief Executive Says Colleges Need to Keep Focus on Targeting Disadvantage
20 Nov, 2017
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Graham Love
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HEA
,
social disadvantage
Fees, access and admissions
New figures expose class divide in higher education
07 Feb, 2017
steve
maintenance grants
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social class
,
social disadvantage
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SUSI
Fees, access and admissions
Social divide shows up in grants across higher education
07 Feb, 2017
steve
equality
,
social disadvantage
,
SUSI
Fees, access and admissions
Proportion of Disadvantaged Entrants to Trinity Largely Unchanged Over the Last Five Years
28 Nov, 2016
steve
social disadvantage
,
TCD
Fees, access and admissions
Education action plan aims at radical improvements
15 Sep, 2016
steve
Richard Bruton
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social disadvantage
Fees, access and admissions
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